Comment on College Kids Are Easily Bypassing Stupid University TikTok Bans
SharpieThunderflare@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
But now the college’s IT/security team doesn’t have to deal with that particular piece of spyware on their network, which is a step in the right direction.
This doesn't stop that at all. It just wouldn't be able to send it to TikTok's servers while connected to the network, but that doesn't necessarily stop it from collecting shit.
Besides, if they wanted to 'spy' on universities, the ones that banned it almost certainly weren't the targets, and there's more effective ways to get important data like having stuff on people's laptops.
It DOES stop that on a college network level. Maybe not per the individual… but that’s not the point anyway. The college/university doesn’t care that their students use the app. It cares that you are using it on their servers/devices because they view it as a vulnerability to their network.
They can literally just approach any US based social media and pay to access their data.
If there is a threat it is Tik tok dumbing down people who use it. The amount of misinformation is staggering not to mention getting it users addicted to quick meaningless videos.
I cringe everytime I see Tik tok or Youtube shorts. It is like they are designed for goldfish brains to watch with no long-term memory or critical thinking whatsoever.
Except it doesn’t? Any of the things TikTok would do it can still do when it reconnects to another Wifi network, or the cellular service, location tracking, etc. It’s not like TikTok is a worm that stays on a network – it records data more than uploads it.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This is like putting a bandaid on a hatchet wound. We need actual data ownership laws in this country.